After much band deliberation and
discussion, OGRE has decided that our 10th Anniversary show
(September 12 at Geno's in Portland) is going to
be our final US
gig and, essentially, the end of the band.
This decision to dissolve the band was not an easy one to come by, but
we feel it is the right call. At this
point, there is too much going on in each of our lives to sustain OGRE at the level
of quality that our fans expect and deserve.
And, before people decide to jump to conclusions (as is often the case
when these things happen), we want to make clear that this decision was
entirely mutual, all three of us agreeing that this was the right time to bring
things to an appropriate conclusion. We
have accomplished a lot of great things during our 10-year run, playing with
too many amazing bands to mention, recording three well-received albums, and of
course, touring Japan last year. We are
proud of what the three of us have been able to do (especially considering how
little we started with!), and we thought it would be better to end things on a
high note, rather than fizzling out, as so many bands do.

With that in mind, we have decided to turn the
10th Anniversary show into something of a "last waltz," giving the
band and our fans one last chance to jam out and celebrate together. We have a lot of surprises and special treats
planned for this show, and if we can pull everything together in time, it's
going to be a night to remember. Suffice
to say for now, it's going to be an entire night with OGRE, including three
(yes, three!) full sets of fan favorites, cover songs, and OGRE rarities. We really hope that as many OGRE fans, past
and present, near and far, will come out and celebrate with us on the 12th,
so please make sure to keep checking our MySpace page for more details as the
gig approaches.

Even though we have decided to
make this our final US show, that doesn't mean you've heard the last from
OGRE. We will continue to work on the deluxe
vinyl reissues of our three albums, which are slated for release by Iron Kodex
Records (Germany)
in the fall and are going to be absolutely killer. In addition, before we made the decision to
dissolve the band, we were in the process of planning some European shows in
2010, and we fully hope to honor those obligations. Clearly, the OGRE is a tough beast to slay.

Finally, we just wanted to say thanks
to everyone, world-wide, who has supported OGRE over the past ten years. We hope to see some of you at Geno's on
September 12th!